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# Anderson University (IN) Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Updated September 27, 2026

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## How much does Anderson University (IN) cost after financial aid?

At Anderson University, aid lowers the listed price substantially for recipients, yet the average cost after aid remains above that of comparable colleges. The published cost of attendance is $51,585, including $37,240 for tuition and fees and $12,800 for room and board.

Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $25,021, with average aid savings of $26,564 against the published price. Comparable institutions (same type and size) have a peer median net price of $22,347, making Anderson's average $2,674 above that benchmark.

Azimuth places the university's affordability pillar in the 24th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Aid reduces the charge, but the remaining average cost is comparatively higher.

Azimuth places the affordability pillar for Anderson University at the 24th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. After grants and scholarships, the average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) for aid recipients is $25,021, which is $2,674 above the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who finish hold a median of $27,000 in federal student loans, $2,000 above the peer median. By income band, aid recipients in the lowest band average $23,119, while those in the highest band average $29,375.

The lowest family-income band does not have the lowest average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) at Anderson University. Average net price is $23,119 in the lowest band, $21,044 in the next band, $22,418 in the middle band, $26,139 in the next-highest band, and $29,375 in the highest band.

Pell Grants go to 36.3% of undergraduates, which provides financial-access context for the lowest band. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $6,256.

Average net price by family income

**$0–30K**
$23,119

**$30–48K**
$21,044

**$48–75K**
$22,418

**$75–110K**
$26,139

**$110K+**
$29,375

Averages within each income band; individual aid packages vary.

Overall average annual net price: **$25,021**. After grants and scholarships, including living costs. [Source and coverage](#cost-data-notes).

At Anderson University, the lowest average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/) falls in the next-lowest income band, at $21,044. The lowest income band averages $23,119, followed by $22,418 in the middle band, $26,139 in the next-highest band, and $29,375 in the highest band.

The published cost is $51,585, while the average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $25,021. Average aid offsets $26,564 of that published cost, and aid covers about 51% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

Lower and middle income bands generally see lower average prices than the upper bands, a pattern consistent with aid being more concentrated outside the highest income band.

At Anderson University, the published cost of attendance is $51,585, a starting point before aid changes the price. Average [net price](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/), what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $23,119 for the lowest family-income band; $21,044 for the lower-middle family-income band; $22,418 for the middle family-income band; $26,139 for the upper-middle family-income band; and $29,375 for the highest family-income band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $6,256. Azimuth places affordability in the 24th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 51% of the published cost, with average aid savings of $26,564 against the sticker price. The average net price across all aid recipients is $25,021.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price, the middle value for those institutions, is $22,347, leaving this average $2,674 above that benchmark. Published tuition and fees are $37,240.

Aid offsets a substantial share of the published cost, but the average price remains above the peer median. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $27,000, and 96.0% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

The peer median federal debt at comparable institutions (same type and size) is $25,000, making Anderson University’s median $2,000 above it. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years.

Median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $29,048. Use the [Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/) for personalized scenarios including Parent PLUS.

## Student loans: what does repayment look like?

Federal loans are part of the cost picture for most undergraduates at Anderson University: 96.0% of federal aid recipients take them. Among federal-loan borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt at completion is $27,000.

That median is $2,000 above the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of $25,000. Parent borrowers are a separate population; their median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $29,048.

At Anderson University, the return picture is restrained. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $54,833 four years after completion, in the 32nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

[Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, point the same way. Graduates earn about $7,275 less than the model expects for similar students.

That measure sits in the 28th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Modeled downside and upside scenarios run from $44,382 to $83,541, with the typical scenario at the reported median.

Median federal student loan debt is $27,000. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $25,000; the university's median is $2,000 above it.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years. Lower-than-expected earnings and debt above the peer median point in the same direction.

Among parent borrowers, median [Parent PLUS](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) borrowing is $29,048; this is separate from federal student borrowing. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years.

[Financial GPS](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/) offers personalized family cost analysis.

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$27,000

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$307/mo

Student and parent loans are separate debts. Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $54,833, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**11.4%** of income above the allowance · Good

1.  Excellent Under 8%
2.  Good 8–under 12%**▲**
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

[Borrowing populations and model assumptions](#cost-data-notes).

## Parent loans: what can the family afford?

[How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/)

**Median Parent PLUS debt**
$29,048

**Estimated parent payment**
$369/mo

Modeled Parent PLUS pressure by income

| Income | Risk level |
| --- | --- |
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | Caution |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |

The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. [Read the assumptions and limits](#cost-data-notes).

## Student and parent loans: the monthly payments

Financial GPS

### What does repayment look like?

**Institution median student debt**
$27,000

**Institution Parent PLUS debt**
$29,048

Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.

**Estimated student payment · monthly**
$307/mo

**Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly**
$369/mo

**Modeled student + parent payments**
$676/mo

#### Student payment as a share of available income

At median graduate earnings of $54,833, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:

**11.4%** of income above the allowance · Good

1.  Excellent Under 8%
2.  Good 8–under 12%**▲**
3.  Concerning 12–20%
4.  High risk Over 20%

How this estimate works

These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.

[Read the framework and its limits](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Payment assumptions

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.

## Data & methodology

A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).

**Net price and borrowing.** The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. [College Scorecard data and documentation](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/).

A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.

Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.